George Michael gives Ann a promise ring, which worries Michael that their relationship is progressing too fast. Michael decides to talk to Ann's parents, but his talk with them doesn't go as well as planned. Meanwhile, G.O.B. and George, Sr. team up to get Lucille away from Oscar.

Recap

On The Next Arrested Development Gag: Buster finds someone else interested in kissing his hook, so Buster gets a hook replacement.

On fox.com, this episode is listed as "Meat the Veals".

Episode Quotes

Michael: You haven't met my family. You should meet my family. We're going to be having an anniversary party. Pastor Veal: What a wonderful surprise! We would love to witness a celebration of their love. Michael: That would be a wonderful surprise.

G.O.B.: Franklin said some things that Whitey wasn't ready to hear. Michael: Didn't you get severely beaten outside a nightclub in Torrance for that act? G.O.B.: Franklin said some things that African-Americany wasn't ready to hear, either.

Tobias: Okay, who’d like a banger in the mouth? Oh, right. I forgot. Here in the States, you call it a sausage in the mouth.Michael: We just call it a sausage.

Tobias: Hello, young lady. I haven’t seen you in a week.Maeby: Oh, right. That means Mrs. Featherbottom isn’t here. Which means she didn’t iron my blouse, which means, I don’t have anything to wear for my premiere. The premier. Of Canada. He’s going out with my gym teacher.

Cultural References

Episode Title: Meet the Veals

The episode title comes from Meet the Parents, a movie starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.

Episode References

Big Yellow Joint

The song "Big Yellow Joint" is heard while Oscar is smoking. The song first appeared in "Pier Pressure" as a song written by Jimmy Jane in the 1970s about how the frozen banana stand looks like a big, yellow joint.

Visual: Maeby reading a script for “Operation: Hot Mother”

In "Motherboy XXX", "Operation: Hot Mother" was the name of the rescue operation Buster and Michael went on to get George Michael away from Lucille.